Heart & Soul: The Surprise (Heartland Series) (10 page)

“Mr
Lockwood, I work for RMG. I am just the liaison between you and the
company.
 
Nothing more.”

“Oh,
you’re way more than that Samantha.
 
Hasn’t David told you?”

He
watched as her expression changed from annoyance to confusion.
 
Obviously David hadn’t told her about the
little addendum he’d made the contract after he’d left the office earlier.
 

“I
take it by the look on your face he hasn’t.”

“What
hasn’t he told me?”
 
Sam said, her voice
a little shaky as she waited for the answer.

He
had hoped that David would have told her. He had wanted her to have all the
facts before signing the contract, wanting her to go into this with her eyes
wide open.
 
He’d assumed she was doing
just that when he’d received the contracts from David, both his and Samantha’s
signatures already in place.
 

He
had no way of knowing how she was going to react to this new piece of information,
and he could only hope the surprise wouldn’t drive a wedge into their
blossoming friendship.

“Okay.
 
You’ll technically still work for RMG, on
paper anyway.” He paused, watching her for any sign of how she was feeling,
when he saw none, he continued. “However, all your expenses and your salary
will be paid by me.”

That
got a reaction from her as her eyes widened and she grabbed his arm, pulling
him into a nearby office.
 
He was
thankful that it was empty as this wasn’t a conversation he wanted to have with
an audience.

“What
do you mean you’ll be paying my salary? What exactly will I be doing for you Mr
Lockwood because I have to say, at the moment I’m beginning to regret agreeing
to your, how shall I say, demands.”

He
couldn’t stop the smile from lifting his lips.
 
She really was stunning when she was pissed, and he hadn’t even told her
the most important part yet.
 

“I
shall be paying your salary because for the duration of my contract with RMG
Miss Westfield, you shall be my personal assistant.”

THE HEARTLAND
SERIES

This story
unfolds over the course of multiple short novels, each one following the
continuing story of Sam Westfield and Alistair Lockwood

Heart & Soul:
The Chase, part three in the Heartland Series coming February 2014